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Member design checks for a steel member to BS 5950:2000

Section properties
Try; "2xRSA 120x120x12"; section.
Double angle section
d = 120 mm ; b = 120 mm ; T = t = 12.0 mm
A g = A = 55.2 cm ; 2
r x = 3.66 cm ; ry = 5.43 cm ; r v = 2.35 cm
;;;; Strut curve (c) for x-axis and y-axis. (Tables 23 & 24)
; Steel grade; "S275" ; p y = 275 N/mm 2 ; p yw = p y ; = ( 275 N/mm 2 / p y ) = 1.000 ; K e = 1.2
Cl. 3.1.1 & 3.4.3

Geometry
Double angle connected as cl. 4.7.10.3(a). Components interconnected as cl. 4.7.12 or 4.7.13
; L v = 1250 mm ; c = L v / r v = 53
; L x = 1250 mm ; x = max( 1.0 L x / r x, 0.7 L x / r x + 30 ) = 54

; L y = 1250 mm ; y = max( ( ( 0.85 L y / r y ) 2 + c 2 ) 0.5 , 1.4 c ) = 74

= max( x , y ) = 74 ; k r_strut = 1.0
Cl. 4.7.10.3(a)

Loading
Internal forces & moments on member under factored loading for uls design:
; F t = 0 kN ; F c = 500.00 kN ; n = F c / ( A p y ) = 0.329
F vx = 0 kN
F vy = 0 kN
M x = 0 kNm
M y = 0 kNm

Section classification
; b / t = 10.0 ; d / t = 10.0 ; ( b + d ) / t = 20.0
Section classification is Plastic
Cl. 3.5.1 - 3.5.5

Compression resistance - simple strut

= 74 ; k r_strut = 1.00 ; Strut curve (c) applies.
0 = 0.2 ( E S5950 / p y ) 0.5 = 17 ;
2
a = 5.5
= max( 0, a ( - 0 ) / 1000 ) = 0.314 ; p e = 2 E S5950 / 2 = 366 N/mm 2
= ( p y + ( + 1 ) p e ) / 2 ; p c = p e p y / ( + ( 2 - p e p y ) 0.5 ) = 172 N/mm 2
p c = 172 N/mm 2 ; P c = A p c k r_strut = 952.9 kN ; F c = 500.0 kN

Check F c P c ; Pass - Compression

Slenderness less than 180
Cl. 4.7.4 & Annex C

Results summary
See table overleaf.
 Project Job no.

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Summary of results;

Material; Grade = "S275"; p y = 275 N/mm 2 ;

Section; "2xRSA Classification; "Plastic";

120x120x12";

Check; Load; Capacity; Notes; Result;

Simple strut; F c = 500.0 kN; P c = 952.9 kN; = 74; Pass;
to cl. 4.7.10.3a; Slenderness < 180;
Angles interconnected ;
to 4.7.12 or 4.7.13;